Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 17, 2026

386 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $418.17/cwt +38.17 vs last sale · ≈ $2,643/hd at 632 lb · 22 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $333.51/cwt -6.49 vs last sale · ≈ $2,601/hd at 780 lb · 22 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $453.32/cwt ≈ $2,375/hd at 524 lb · 21 head

Kilpatrick 5-weight steers sold at $444/cwt, mid-pack for the state and $3/cwt above the AL average ($441), though $28/cwt under Uniontown ($472). AL 5-weight steers are down $47/cwt from their early May peak of $486. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	386	205
Feeder cattle	326	156
Slaughter cattle	47	33
Replacement cattle	13	16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Not enough replacement cattle to determine a trend.

▲ Feeder cattle: Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher
→ Replacement cows: Not enough replacement cattle to determine a trend
▲ Slaughter cattle: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	700.00	$700.00	$1,610	—
400–430	421	4	510.00–540.00	$529.80	$2,230	-20.20
465–492	484	13	475.00–497.50	$490.84	$2,376	—
500–538	524	21	450.00–470.00	$453.32	$2,375	—
596	596	4	422.50	$422.50	$2,518	+39.47
610–645	632	22	390.00–420.00	$418.17	$2,643	+38.17
675	675	1	370.00	$370.00	$2,498	—
705–715	710	2	360.00–365.00	$362.48	$2,574	+19.85
770–780	780	22	332.50–355.00	$333.51	$2,601	-6.49

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435–445	442	3	415.00–480.00	$458.17	$2,025	—
460–485	468	3	440.00–445.00	$441.73	$2,067	—
565–585	575	2	380.00–400.00	$389.83	$2,242	—
620	620	1	365.00	$365.00	$2,263	—
655–670	663	2	325.00–350.00	$337.64	$2,239	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	270	3	480.00–500.00	$488.15	$1,318	—
345	345	2	485.00–490.00	$487.50	$1,682	-32.02
370	370	2	455.00–475.00	$465.00	$1,720	-20.93
415–449	445	11	440.00–470.00	$465.21	$2,070	-3.45
450–480	472	7	420.00–445.00	$430.05	$2,030	-37.41
515–540	525	13	395.00–425.00	$415.61	$2,182	+0.61
575–580	578	2	375.00–395.00	$385.04	$2,226	—
625–645	632	3	350.00–360.00	$356.60	$2,254	—
660	660	1	350.00	$350.00	$2,310	-15.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,192	-24.82
360–395	384	8	380.00–435.00	$408.06	$1,567	—
410–440	430	3	395.00–415.00	$405.00	$1,742	-17.55
470–490	480	2	390.00–415.00	$402.76	$1,933	—
500–545	513	7	350.00–385.00	$375.37	$1,926	—
580	580	1	355.00	$355.00	$2,059	+12.57
610–640	625	2	310.00–320.00	$314.88	$1,968	-15.04

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	560.00	$560.00	$1,148	—
305–340	328	4	460.00–500.00	$477.75	$1,567	-72.25
420–440	431	4	440.00–475.00	$452.28	$1,949	+14.81
450–470	458	4	425.00–455.00	$442.65	$2,027	+18.08
505–545	523	8	370.00–405.00	$383.76	$2,007	—
565–580	575	4	355.00–370.00	$362.46	$2,084	+45.42
630–645	637	3	310.00–320.00	$315.03	$2,007	+13.44
650	650	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,950	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	600.00	$600.00	$1,350	-5.00
260	260	1	600.00	$600.00	$1,560	—
330	330	1	540.00	$540.00	$1,782	—
365–390	378	2	510.00	$510.00	$1,928	-42.14
400–435	416	5	480.00–510.00	$493.80	$2,054	+2.92
450–465	458	2	460.00–495.00	$477.79	$2,188	+32.79
525–530	528	3	420.00–460.00	$433.38	$2,288	—
550–570	557	3	405.00–430.00	$416.83	$2,322	+54.71
610–645	620	5	345.00–380.00	$362.91	$2,250	+24.15
665	665	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,194	+6.52
710	710	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,272	—
765	765	2	275.00–280.00	$277.50	$2,123	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1380	1063	80-85%	8	185.00–200.00	$193.35	$2,055	+31.35
875–1375	1073	80-85%	16	171.00–184.00	$178.30	$1,913	+16.30

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–935	875	85-90%	4	164.00–170.00	$166.01	$1,453	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1490–1525	1508	75-80%	2	185.00–187.00	$185.99	$2,805	+6.05

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1980	1714	4	200.00–201.00	$200.57	$3,438	-11.42
1710–1880	1795	2	205.00–208.00	$206.43	$3,705	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	3,000.00–4,000.00	$3,500.00	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.